But careful if you want to dive here, sometimes the current is very fast.
Padang Bai is located in the village of Padang Bai, included in the District of Mangosteen, Karangasem district. Padang Bai is located on the beach between the highway department to Karangasem Klungkung where the tourist area of Candi Dasa before there is a red light intersection and turned right. To reach the beach from the capital, Denpasar is about 53 km to the majors Amlapura and the distance between Padang Bai to Amlapura range of approximately 30 km.
Padang Bai is a sea port area to the area of East Bali which is used as a harbor crossing to Lombok. In addition, the port is also home to the berlabuhnya the tourists who visited Bali by sea are transported by large cruise ships that dock in Labuan Amuk only. The most interesting in the area of Padang Bai is a sheltered place in a bay with coral stones that lives under the water to be safe. In the eastern part of Padang Bai harbor area there is a beach which by then had become a pretty coastal resorts visited by tourists, especially foreign tourists. Among tourists, this coastal region known as the Blue Lagoon beach.
In general, foreign tourists who visit the Blue Lagoon beach because they can enjoy the quiet natural beauty with a blend of natural hills with panoramic views of the blue sea and can immediately see the activities surrounding the general population livelihood as fishermen. In addition to the blue ocean views and charming, the Blue Lagoon beach has white sand beaches are clean and bold, so many tourists who use it to swim in the sea or sunbathing on the beach. Other activities that tourists can do such as diving and snorkeling in the sea east of the port of Padang Bai there are many tropical ornamental fish with beautiful coral reefs.
In addition to functioning as a port of Padang Bai is also a tourist area so as to support the facilities and infrastructure already available. Now there are several pieces of accommodation facilities and restaurants that cater for tourists who want to enjoy the holiday, as well as for tourists who would cross over to Lombok or coming in from Lombok. For the purposes of crossing the ferry to Lombok are ready to cater to tourists or people crossing the 4 times a day. In addition, for the tourists who will enjoy the water attractions in the Blue Lagoon beach area also available djoekoengs locals or boat can be hired.
Historically, the name Padang Padang Bai before the Gulf which is a sheltered bay that is safe and has been used since ancient harbor of ships. Change of name to Padang Bai Padang Bay occur in the Dutch colonial period and the influence of the Dutch language, the Gulf of Padang gradually changed its name to Padang Bai (bay) and until now the area called Padang Bai.
On top of the hill on the east coast of Padang Bai Dang there are two temples heaven. Temple is located in the north is the temple built by the MPU Silayukti Kuturan around the 11th century, at which time he traveled the sacred in Bali. Kuturan MPU is a great preacher his services in arranging the Hindu religion on the island of Bali. Teachings to the present is still adhered to and implemented by each of Hindus in Bali. Piodalan Day held at the temple every day Buda Silayukti Kliwon Pahang, where on that day all Hindus will come to pray at the temple Silayukti. While the temple is located in the south of Pura Pura Tanjung Sari Silayukti was established by the MPU Bharada, youngest brother of the MPU Kuturan. Piodalan day of the Pura Tanjung Sari held every day Buda Kliwon Matal.
In the west of the port of Padang Bai there is also a temple called Pura Agung Penataran, which was founded around the 16th century by Dang Hyang Dang Hyang Dwijendra Nirartha or better known as Sakti Wau Rauh Wawu and he is a descendant of the MPU Kuturan. Penataran piodalan day at the Great carried out every day Kelau Wage Buda, on the day Hindus would troop to come to pray. In addition to the days piodalan, in pretending that on certain feast days there are many Hindus who come to pray at the third temple.